US President Joe Biden has issued an official pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, prior to the end of his term in January 2025.
According to Independent, Biden signed “full and unconditional” pardons for his son on Sunday night, December 1, 2024, ahead of sentencing following Hunter’s conviction of federal gun charges.
The president said in a statement, “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively and unfairly prosecuted."
“Without aggravating factors like use in a crime, multiple purchases, or buying a weapon as a straw purchaser, people are almost never brought to trial on felony charges solely for how they filled out a gun form,” he continued.
The pardon came just right in time, less than two weeks ahead of sentencing on December 12, 2024, for federal gun charges back in June and a federal tax evasion criminal case on December 16, 2024.
The 82-year-old further added, “Those who were late paying their taxes because of serious addictions but paid them back subsequently with interest and penalties are typically given noncriminal resolutions. It is clear that Hunter was treated differently.”
Furthermore, six months back before the elections, when Biden was the candidate for the presidency, he vowed that he would not pardon his son and would not interfere in the legal process, but almost fifty days before his term ended and the return of Donald Trump in the White House, he announced an “unconditional” pardon for Hunter Biden.
